2013–14 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

2013–14 UTEP Miners women's basketball
WNIT, Runners Up
ConferenceConference USA
Record29–8 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ewa Laskowska
  • Bill Damuth
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Middle Tennessee† 15 – 1   .938 29 – 5   .853
Southern Miss 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794
UTEP 12 – 4   .750 29 – 8   .784
Tulane 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645
East Carolina 10 – 6   .625 22 – 9   .710
Charlotte 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Old Dominion 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529
UAB 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Florida Atlantic 6 – 10   .375 16 – 14   .533
Tulsa 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429
Rice 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
FIU 6 – 10   .375 15 – 18   .455
North Texas 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Louisiana Tech 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
UTSA 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452
Marshall 3 – 13   .188 11 – 20   .355
† 2014 C-USA tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Miners, led by 13th year head coach Keitha Adams, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season with a record of 29–8 overall, 12–4 in C-USA play for a third-place finish. They lost in the semifinals in the 2014 Conference USA women's basketball tournament to Southern Miss. They were invited to the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Arkansas State in the first round, St. Mary's in the second round, Colorado in the third round, Washington in the quarterfinals and South Dakota State in the semifinals before losing to Rutgers in the championship game.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
2 Cameasha Turner Guard 5–9 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
3 Kelli Willingham Guard 5–6 Senior DeSoto, Texas
4 Irene Gari Forward/Guard 6–1 Sophomore Oliva, Spain
5 Kayla Thornton Forward 6–1 Senior El Paso, Texas
10 Stacie Telles Guard 5–7 Junior El Paso, Texas
12 Sparkle Taylor Guard 5–10 Freshman Flint, Michigan
13 Marissa Rodriguez Guard 5–7 Junior San Antonio, Texas
14 Kristine Vitola Center 6–4 RS Senior Riga, Latvia
15 Agata Dobrowolska Forward 6–3 Sophomore Lublin, Poland
24 Jenzel Nash Guard 5–7 RS Sophomore Houston, Texas
25 Anete Kirsteine Guard 5–11 Sophomore Riga, Latvia
30 Johni Welles Forward 6–0 Junior Phoenix, Arizona
32 Chrishauna Parker Guard 5–10 Junior Houston, Texas
33 Anzhelika Moiseychenko Forward 6–0 Freshman Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
34 Marta Oledzka Forward 6–6 Junior Lapy, Poland

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
4:30 pm 		St. Mary's W 81–51  -
 Don Haskins Center (936)
El Paso, TX
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:05 pm 		UT Permian Basin W 75–58  1–0
 Don Haskins Center (910)
El Paso, TX
11/12/2013*
7:05 pm 		New Mexico State
The Battle of I-10 		W 94–69  2–0
 Don Haskins Center (1,505)
El Paso, TX
11/16/2013*
2:00 pm 		Kansas State W 84–39  3–0
 Don Haskins Center (1,061)
El Paso, TX
11/22/2013*
7:05 pm 		Northern Arizona W 92–43  4–0
 Don Haskins Center (N/A)
El Paso, TX
11/27/2013*
7:05 pm 		Northern Colorado W 63–40  5–0
 Don Haskins Center (1,088)
El Paso, TX
11/30/2013*
7:05 pm 		Texas State W 73–60  6–0
 Don Haskins Center (1,353)
El Paso, TX
12/03/2013*
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		at New Mexico State
The Battle of I-10 		W 80–61  7–0
 Pan American Center (514)
Las Cruces, NM
12/07/2013*
4:30 pm 		SMU W 76–71  8–0
 Don Haskins Center (2,387)
El Paso, TX
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 87–65  9–0
 Don Haskins Center (1,024)
El Paso, TX
12/20/2013*
3:00 pm 		vs. Georgia Tech
Puerto Rico Classic 		L 77–102  9–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (287)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
12/21/2013*
12:30 pm 		vs. Belmont
Puerto Rico Classic 		W 88–74  10–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (312)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm 		Texas Southern W 87–61  11–1
 Don Haskins Center (1,505)
El Paso, TX
01/02/2014*
5:00 pm 		at Texas A&M L 58–74  11–2
 Reed Arena (4,052)
College Station, TX
01/08/2014
6:00 pm 		at UAB W 85–76  12–2
(1–0) 		Bartow Arena (246)
Birmingham, AL
01/11/2014
1:30 pm 		Tulsa W 97–66  13–2
(2–0) 		Don Haskins Center (2,405)
El Paso, TX
01/15/2014
6:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 58–69  13–3
(2–1) 		Murphy Center (3,724)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/18/2014
7:05 pm 		Charlotte L 86–92  13–4
(2–2) 		Don Haskins Center (2,503)
El Paso, TX
01/22/2014
7:05 pm 		Southern Miss W 86–85 OT 14–4
(3–2) 		Don Haskins Center (1,532)
El Paso, TX
01/25/2014
3:00 pm 		at UTSA W 67–56  15–4
(4–2) 		Convocation Center (568)
San Antonio, TX
01/29/2014
7:05 pm 		Marshall W 77–50  16–4
(5–2) 		Don Haskins Center (1,256)
El Paso, TX
02/01/2014
12:00 pm 		at Tulane W 86–72  17–4
(6–2) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (764)
New Orleans, LA
02/05/2014
7:05 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 85–75  18–4
(7–2) 		Don Haskins Center (N/A)
El Paso, TX
02/08/2014
7:05 pm 		FIU W 83–62  19–4
(8–2) 		Don Haskins Center (5,102)
El Paso, TX
02/15/2014
5:00 pm 		at Old Dominion W 65–55  20–4
(9–2) 		Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,972)
Norfolk, VA
02/19/2014
6:00 pm 		at North Texas L 64–73  20–5
(9–3) 		The Super Pit (349)
Denton, TX
02/22/2014
7:05 pm 		East Carolina W 81–74  21–5
(10–3) 		Don Haskins Center (5,568)
El Paso, TX
02/26/2014
7:05 pm 		UTSA W 78–65  22–5
(11–3) 		Don Haskins Center (4,003)
El Paso, TX
03/01/2014
10:00 am, FSN 		at Rice W 72–57  23–5
(12–3) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (562)
Houston, TX
03/05/2014
5:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 62–98  23–6
(12–4) 		FAU Arena (508)
Boca Raton, FL
2014 Conference USA women's basketball tournament
03/13/2014
5:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 81–72  24–6
 Memorial Gym (N/A)
El Paso, TX
03/14/2014
11:00 am 		Southern Miss
Semifinals 		L 70–84  24–7
 Don Haskins Center (3,244)
El Paso, TX
2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/21/2014*
7:00 pm 		Arkansas State
First Round 		W 84–74  25–7
 Don Haskins Center (4,500)
El Paso, TX
03/24/2014*
7:00 pm 		Saint Mary's
Second Round 		W 76–64  26–7
 Don Haskins Center (4,703)
El Paso, TX
03/28/2014*
7:00 pm 		Colorado
Third Round 		W 68–60  27–7
 Don Haskins Center (8,234)
El Paso, TX
03/31/2014*
7:00 pm 		Washington
Quarterfinals 		W 70–63  28–7
 Don Haskins Center (10,227)
El Paso, TX
04/02/2014*
7:00 pm 		South Dakota State
Semifinals 		W 66–63  29–7
 Don Haskins Center (12,222)
El Paso, TX
04/05/2014*
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Rutgers
Championship Game 		L 54–56  29–8
 Don Haskins Center (12,222)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2013–14 UTEP Miners basketball team

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.